"Uncommon Type: Some Stories" by Tom Hanks

I was a little surprised when I saw Uncommon Type: Some Stories by Tom Hanks. I was not too surprised, because it is not unusual for actors to write fiction. I was somewhat surprised by the quality of the writing. The stories are well written, but there is something missing. This may be due to changes made by the people at Penguin Random House whom Tom Hanks thanked for improving the stories and making them presentable. I wonder what they were like before the changes were made, There were elements that made the books suitable for a literature class but not for casual reading. I did enjoy the book, and I may have enjoyed them more if I had not read all of them together. Some of the stories did seem a bit too self conscious. His writing might be improved if he would loosen up a bit.